β-Xylosidase in strawberry fruit: Isolation of a full-length gene and analysis of its expression and enzymatic activity in cultivars with contrasting firmness

Plant Science

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-504

  Bustamante, Claudia A ^a   Rosli, Hernán G ^a   Añón, María C ^b   Civello, Pedro M ^a   Martínez, Gustavo A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fragaria; Ripening; Softening

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUITS; GENES; PROTEINS;

BIFUNCTIONAL XYLOSIDASES; FRAGARIA; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; STRAWBERRY CULTIVARS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELL WALLS; FRUITS; RIPENING; SOFTENING; VARIETIES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84907421514     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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